Robert Thomson (footballer, born 1993)

Robert Thomson (born 28 May 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Alloa Athletic. He has previously played for Dundee United, Alloa Athletic, Dunfermline Athletic, Brechin City, Dumbarton and Greenock Morton.

Robert Thomson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-05-28) 28 May 1993
Place of birth	Paisley, Scotland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Playing position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Alloa Athletic
Number	19
Youth career
2004–2012	Dundee United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Dundee United	2	(0)
2012	→ Alloa Athletic (loan)	14	(4)
2013	Dunfermline Athletic	9	(1)
2014–2016	Brechin City	80	(29)
2016–2017	Dumbarton	36	(11)
2017–2019	Greenock Morton	38	(4)
2019–	Alloa Athletic	15	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:03, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

Career

Dundee United

Born in Paisley, Thomson spent the majority of his youth career as an academy player with Scottish Premier League side Dundee United.[2] After spending time on loan at Alloa in 2012–13, Thomson returned to Dundee United and made his official first-team debut in the Scottish Premier League on 9 March 2013, against St Mirren coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute for Rory Boulding as Dundee United drew the match 0–0.[3]

Alloa Athletic

On 11 August 2012, it was officially confirmed that Thomson had signed with Scottish Second Division side Alloa Athletic on loan till 1 January 2013.[4] Thomson then made his debut for Alloa Athletic that same day, in a 1–1 draw against East Fife as a substitute for Mark Docherty.[5] In the following game, on 18 August 2012, he scored the first professional goals of his career, with a brace against Albion Rovers in the 79th and 83rd minutes of the match to give Alloa Athletic a 3–0 away victory.[6] Thomson then scored two further goals for Alloa, on 1 September 2012 in a 3–1 win against Brechin City[7] and then on 15 December 2012, against Stranraer in a 3–2 defeat.[8]

Dunfermline Athletic

On 30 August 2013, Thomson signed for Dunfermline Athletic on a contract running until the end of December 2013.[9] He made his debut the following day in a 3–1 win against Stranraer.[10] On 14 September 2013, he scored what turned out to be his only goal for Dunfermline in a 1–1 draw against Brechin City.[11]

Brechin City

On 27 January 2014, Thomson signed for Brechin City until the end of the season.[12] He scored 15 goals in the 2015–16 season and won the Scottish League One Player of the Month for April[13] a month in which he scored his first senior hat-trick in a 5–1 victory over Peterhead.

Dumbarton

In May 2016, Thomson signed for Scottish Championship club Dumbarton.[14] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw with Peterhead in July 2016.[15] He scored the Sons 500th goal at the Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium in March 2017, with the first of a double against Raith Rovers in a 4–0 victory.[16]

Greenock Morton

After impressing Greenock Morton manager Jim Duffy with displays against his side, Thomson signed a pre-contract agreement for a two-year deal with the Cappielow club on 9 February 2017, with the move taking place during the summer of 2017.[17]

Alloa Athletic

On 18 June 2019, Thomson signed for Alloa Athletic.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 January 2020 [19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dundee United	2012–13[20]	Scottish Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Alloa Athletic (loan)	2012–13[21]	Scottish Second Division	14	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	4
Dunfermline Athletic	2013–14[22]	Scottish League One	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
Brechin City	2013–14[22]	Scottish League One	14	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	7
	2014–15[23]		34	7	4	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	1	43	8
	2015–16[24]		32	15	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	35	15
	Total		80	29	5	0	2	0	5	1	92	30
Dumbarton	2016–17[25]	Scottish Championship	36	11	2	0	4	1	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	43	12
Greenock Morton	2017–18[26]	Scottish Championship	25	4	0	0	3	2	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	29	6
	2018–19[27]		13	0	3	1	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	17	1
	Total		38	4	3	1	3	2	2	0	46	7
Alloa Athletic	2019–20[28]	Scottish Championship	15	0	2	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	1	20	1
Career total			194	49	13	1	10	3	10	2	227	55

1. Two appearances and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup, two appearances in the Championship play-offs
2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. "Robert Thomson Joins the Wasps". Retrieved 14 May 2016.
2. "Robert Thomson". Dundee United. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
3. "ST. MIRREN VS. DUNDEE UNITED 0 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
4. "Robert Thomson joins Wasps". Alloa Athletic. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
5. "ALLOA ATHLETIC VS. EAST FIFE 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
6. "ALBION ROVERS VS. ALLOA ATHLETIC 0 – 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
7. "BRECHIN CITY VS. ALLOA ATHLETIC 1 – 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
8. "STRANRAER VS. ALLOA ATHLETIC 3 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
9. "Robert Thomson Signs". dafc.co.uk. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
10. "Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Stranraer". BBC Sport. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
11. "Brechin City 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic". 14 September 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
12. "Robert Thomson". brechincity.com. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
13. Findlay, Alan. "AN AWARD WINNER ALREADY!". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
14. "Signing news: Striker joins from Brechin City". dumbartonfootballclub.com. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
15. Barrow, Simon. "SONS BEATEN IN BETFRED ON PENALTIES". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
16. Galloway, Andrew. "Dumbarton (4) v Raith Rovers (0)". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
17. Mitchell, Jonathan (9 February 2017). "Robert Thomson signs pre-contract agreement". Greenock Morton FC. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
18. "DOUBLE DEAL FOR ALLOA". Scottish Professional Football League. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
19. Robert Thomson at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
20. "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
21. "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
22. "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
23. "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
24. "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
25. "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
26. "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
27. "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
28. "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

External links

• Robert Thomson at Soccerbase
• Robert Thomson at Soccerway